In French, 100 to 999 work just like in English - just say how many hundreds and then add the other numbers. Note that when cent is at the end of the number, it takes an s, but when it's followed by another number, the s is dropped.
100 cent
101 cent un
125 cent vingt-cinq
200 deux cents
201 deux cent un
243 deux cent quarante-trois
1,000+ are also similar to English, but there are a few things to note:
- The separator is a period or space, rather than a comma (learn more)
- Mille never takes an s
- When reciting a long number, you can pause to take a breath at the separator (after mille, million, or milliard)
2,000 deux mille - 2 000 or 2.000
2,500 deux mille cinq cents - 2 500 or 2.500
10,498 dix mille quatre cent quatre-vingt-dix-huit - 10.498 or 10 498
1,000,000 un million
2,000,000 deux millions
3,800,107 trois millions huit cent mille cent sept - 3.800.107 or 3 800 107
a billion un milliard
Pronunciation note
The consonants at the end of the French numbers cinq, six, huit, and dix are pronounced when at the end of a sentence or in front of a vowel. However, they drop the final sound when followed by a word beginning with a consonant (such as cent, mille, million, mois, or livres). For example, huit is normally pronounced [weet] and huit élèves is [wee tay lehv], but 800 is pronounced [wee sa(n)].
